import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
		int N = scan.nextInt();
		int []X = new int[N];
		for(int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
			X[i] = scan.nextInt();
		}
		scan.close();
		Arrays.sort(X);
		int k = 0;
		for(int i = 0; i < N - 1; i++) {
			if(X[i] == X[i + 1]) {
				k ++;
			}else {
				break;
			}
		}
		if(k == N - 1) {
			System.out.println("0");
			System.exit(0);
		}
		int ans = X[k] - X[k + 1];
		if(ans < 0) {
			ans = - ans;
		}
		int temp = 0;
		for(int i = k + 1; i < N - 1; i++) {
			int x1 = X[i];
			int x2 = X[i + 1];
			temp = x1 - x2;
			if(temp != 0) {
				if(temp < 0) {
					temp = - temp;
				}
				if(ans > temp) {
					ans = temp;
				}
			}
		}
		System.out.println(ans);
	}
}